Orange Head to the West Coast for ACC Quarterfinal

Game Details: Sunday, Nov. 8th, Stanford, CA., 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT)
Facility: Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, Stanford, Calif.
TV: ACCNX
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Syracuse, the No. 13 seed in the ACC, travels to Stanford to take on the No. 12 seed Cardinal in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, after taking down No. 4 Pitt in a shootout. The game kicks off Sunday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT) at Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium in Stanford, Calif. and will stream live on ACCNX.

'Cuse In The 2025 ACC Tournament
In 2025, No. 6-seed Syracuse upset No. 3-seed NC State 3-0 in the ACC quarterfinals. After a scoreless first half, goals came from Sachiel Ming, Carlos Zambrano, and Chimere Omeze. Goalkeeper Tomas Hut made a career-high nine saves for his ninth shutout, even though NC State outshot the Orange 20-12. Syracuse advances to the semifinals, its first ACC semifinal since 2023.

First Round Thriller
Syracuse (7-7-3) knocked off No. 4 seed Pitt 7-6 on penalty kicks Wednesday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field after the teams finished 1-1 through two overtimes. Bryson Rodriguez gave the Orange the lead in the 16th minute off an assist from Sachiel Ming. Pitt answered in the 77th minute through Mamadou Tall. Dakota Jonke converted the deciding kick in the eighth round of the shootout. Juan Martinez-Bastidas played all 110 minutes in goal as Pitt outshot the Orange 16-12. It was the Orange's first shootout since beating Virginia 4-3 on penalties in the 2023 ACC Tournament.

Syracuse-Stanford History
The teams met for the first time on Sept. 13, 2025, in the ACC opener at SU Soccer Stadium, where Stanford scored twice in the final 11 minutes for a 3-2 win. Stanford outshot Syracuse 13-11. This game held a crowd of 2,224, the fifth largest in program history. Stanford leads the all-time series 1-0-0.

Syracuse Status
Syracuse finished the regular season 7-7-1 overall and 1-5-2 in ACC play. Rodriguez's goal against Pitt extended his team lead to six goals and 14 points. Kristjan Fortier and Pedro Gulli are tied for second with 8 points each. In goal, Martinez-Bastidas has five shutouts. The Orange are scoring 1.53 goals per game and outshooting opponents 15.3-10.0.

Stanford Status
Stanford (9-4-3) advanced with a 2-1 win at No. 5 seed Louisville on Wednesday. Victor Fung scored in the 43rd minute, and after Louisville equalized in the 87th, Jayden Fitzgerald Boes won it with a shot from just outside the box in the 89th. Fitzgerald Boes leads the Cardinal with seven goals and 15 points. Jack Pymm (6 goals, 13 points) and Logan Tsopanoglou (5 goals, 11 points) follow. Pymm ranks sixth nationally with 4.14 shots per game and has scored five of his goals from the penalty spot. In goal, Rowan Schnebly has 31 saves and five clean sheets. Stanford is 6-3-0 at Cagan Stadium this season and averages 1.75 goals and 16.2 shots per game while allowing 9.0 shots per game.

Eyes on the Prize
The Orange are eager to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, facing the winner of the No. 1 SMU vs. No. 9 Virginia match up set for 5:30/8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.